Just when we thought that the state’s BMI index was becoming dangerously low, that the state would get all sinewy and self-sufficient, Alaska has learned this week that those dog days of diet are over, at least for the week.

Every Friday, Alaska’s congressional delegation sends an email to the state’s media outlets delegation touting how much federal grant and loan-money comes to the state.The last two weeks have been so lean that we nixed our regular Fat Friday column.

This week? Holy ham hocks!

Alaska received nearly $70 million in federal loans and grants, the bulk of which came from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the form of Indian Housing Block Grants to the following tribes for a range of affordable housing activities.

Read on to see who got the spoils, and from whence they came:

U.S. Department of Agriculture – Rural Development:

-- $2,900,000 in direct loans to “Community Connections” in Ketchikan to purchase a new building in order to consolidate and continue providing quality human services.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development:

-- $385,324 to Akiachak Native Community, Akiachak

-- $2,979,113 to Aleutian Housing Authority, Anchorage

-- $122,140 to Arctic Village, Arctic Village

-- $317,441 to Asa'carsarmiut Tribal Council, Mountain Village

-- $15,026,840 to AVCP Regional Housing Authority, Bethel

-- $1,369,095 to Baranof Island Housing Authority, Sitka

-- $5,368,430 to Bristol Bay Housing Authority, Dillingham

-- $111,182 to Chalkyitsik Village, Chalkyitsik

-- $116,204 to Chickaloon Native Village, Chickaloon

-- $179,697 to Chilkoot Indian Village, Haines

-- $15,682,433 to Cook Inlet Housing Authority, Anchorage

-- $2,089,641 to Copper River Basion Regional HA, Glennallen

-- $59,669 to Egegik Village, Egegik

-- $347,096 to Emmonak Village, Emmonak

-- $262,745 to Hoonah Indian Association, Hoonah

-- $170,793 to Hydaburg Cooperative Association, Hydaburg

-- $798,573 to Kenaitze Salamatof TDHE, Kenai

-- $975,510 to Ketchikan Indian Corporation, Ketchikan

-- $1,298,150 to Knik Tribe, Wasilla

-- $4,165,319 to Kodiak Island Housing Authority, Kodiak

-- $50,399 to Lime Village, McGrath

-- $50,399 to Native Village of Eklutna, Chugiak

-- $123,703 to Native Village of Eyak, Cordova

-- $481,439 to Native Village of Fort Yukon, Fort Yukon

-- $50,399 to Native Village of Karluk, Karluk

-- $261,149 to Native Village of Kivalina, Kivalina

-- $1,143,415 to Native Village of Kotzebue, Kotzebue

-- $94,702 to Native Village of Ouzinkie, Ouzinkie

-- $418,715 to Native Village of Selawik, Selawik

-- $152,303 to Native Village of Tanacross, Tanacross

-- $244,643 to Native Village of Tanana, Tanana

-- $126,641 to Native Village of Tyonek, Tyonek

-- $374,088 to Native Village of Unalakleet, Unalakleet

-- $355,713 to Ninilchik Village Traditional Council, Ninilchik

-- $786,229 to Nome Eskimo Community, Nome

-- $175,606 to Nondalton Village, Nondalton

-- $2,854,987 to North Pacific Rim Housing Authority, Anchorage

-- $4,774,257 to Northwest Inupiat Housing Authority, Kotzebue

-- $205,054 to Nulato Village, Nulato

-- $1,823,146 to Orutsararmuit Native Village, Bethel

-- $50,399 to Pedro Bay Village, Pedro Bay

-- $307,602 to Pribilof Island Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, St. Paul Island

-- $64,686 to Seldovia Village Tribe, Seldovia

-- $403,874 to Stebbins Community Association, Stebbins

-- $99,050 to Village of Sleetmute, Sleetmute

-- $151,442 to Village of Venetie, Venetie